Email Converter  Univik Email Converter

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Email Converter Software Convert Emails From Any Email Client to PST, PDF, EML and 13 Formats

Universal email converter software that supports all major email clients including Thunderbird, Outlook, Gmail, Apple Mail, Yahoo and more. Convert your emails into multiple formats without losing attachments, folders or formatting. Everything looks the same as the original.

*Free trial converts first 10 emails per folder. Upgrade for unlimited conversion.

  • Supports 50+ email clients - Thunderbird, Outlook, Gmail, Apple Mail, Yahoo.
  • Converts MBOX, EML, PST, OST, EMLX and other email formats.
  • 13 export targets from PST and PDF to Gmail, Office 365 and IMAP.
  • Automated batch email conversion to process thousands of emails at once.

Univik Email Converter Box

CIO Choice Award

Virus Total Safe

Download with Confidence: Certified Clean by 70+ Antivirus Engines

50+ Email Clients
13 Export Targets
Attachments Preserved
Folder Structure
100% Integrity

Key Features  Key Features

Univik Email Converter Features

A complete email converter tool for Windows that runs automated, bulk conversion from any email source. Professional email conversion software for accurate, fast and secure conversion, archiving and migration.

1Reads anything, at any scale Sources, volume and privacy

Email Clients

Universal Email Client Support

Convert emails from Thunderbird, Outlook, Gmail, Apple Mail, Yahoo Mail, Windows Live Mail, Zimbra, SeaMonkey, Postbox, eM Client and 50+ more email clients and webmail platforms.

Batch Processing

Batch Email Processing

Convert thousands of emails simultaneously with high-speed batch processing. Process entire mailboxes and multiple accounts in one operation.

Offline

100% Offline Processing

Complete offline email conversion with no internet required. Your emails are processed locally, never uploaded to external servers.

2Nothing gets lost What stays exactly as it was

Attachments

Complete Attachment Preservation

Preserves all email attachments including documents, images, PDFs, spreadsheets, archives (ZIP, RAR), videos and embedded inline images.

Folder Structure

Folder Hierarchy Retention

Maintains complete email folder structure including Inbox, Sent, Drafts, custom folders and every subfolder inside them.

Headers

Email Header Preservation

Every header survives the conversion: sender and recipient fields, subject line, timestamps, Message-ID, X-Headers, MIME parts and the full delivery path.

3You control what comes out Preview, name and shape the output

Preview

Built-in Email Preview

Preview emails before conversion with full message body, HTML formatting, attachments list and header details.

Naming

Custom File Naming Options

Configure output filenames using Subject, Date, Sender, Message-ID or custom naming patterns for easy file management.

Split

Output Split Options

Split converted output by size (MB/GB), email count, date, folder or year. Create smaller, manageable files.

How It Works  Simple Process

How to Convert Emails in 3 Steps

No technical knowledge required. Add your email files to the email file converter, select an output format and convert in minutes.

1

Add Email Files

Click Open and pick a source: a saved data file such as PST, OST, MBOX or EML, an email client already installed on the PC, a live IMAP account or a mail server.

Open menu Step 1
Univik Email Converter Open menu listing email data file types: Outlook PST and OST, OLM, MBOX, EML, MSG, OFT, DBX, Google Takeout, Maildir, vCard, Eudora and EMDF
One Open menu covers data files, installed clients, IMAP accounts and mail servers. Pick the type and browse to the file.
2

Select Output Format

Choose your export target from 13 options. Configure naming conventions, folder handling and date filters as needed.

Export menu Step 2
Univik Email Converter Export menu with EML, MBOX and PST under Email Files, PDF, HTML, TEXT, CSV, vCard and ICS under Document Files, Gmail, Office 365 and IMAP under Email Services, and Thunderbird under Email Clients
Export groups the targets by kind: email files, document files, email clients and live services such as Gmail and Office 365.
3

Convert & Export

Choose where to save, switch on the options you need and export. An error log lists anything that needs a second look, so nothing gets missed.

Export options Step 3
Univik Email Converter PST export options with location, include email headers and create one PST per folder switched on, plus a Save Found Messages button
Every format gets its own options. Shown here for PST: keep headers and split one PST per folder. Save Found Messages exports only your search results.

Email Clients  Supported Email Clients

Supported Email Clients The mail programs and file types this email converter opens most

The clients and file types people ask about most. Not listed? The next section shows the four ways Univik opens mail, which covers 50+ sources.

Thunderbird

Mozilla Thunderbird

MBOX files, Local Folders

✓ Fully Supported
Outlook

Microsoft Outlook

PST and OST files

✓ Fully Supported
Gmail

Gmail

Google Takeout MBOX

✓ Fully Supported
Apple Mail

Apple Mail

EMLX and MBOX formats

✓ Fully Supported
Yahoo Mail

Yahoo Mail

MBOX export files

✓ Fully Supported
MBOX

MBOX Files

Universal mailbox format

✓ Fully Supported
EML

EML Files

Individual email messages

✓ Fully Supported
More

50+ More

All standard formats

✓ Fully Supported

Supported Sources  All Supported Sources

Every Email Source Univik Can Open

Univik Email Converter reads email from four kinds of sources. Open saved data files, read installed desktop clients, connect live IMAP accounts or pull from mail servers on your own network.

Email Data Files

Saved mailbox and message files from any computer.

PST and OST (Microsoft Outlook), OLM (Outlook for Mac), MBOX (Thunderbird, Apple Mail), EML and MSG, OFT, DBX (Outlook Express), Google Takeout (Gmail), Maildir, vCard (VCF), Eudora, EMDF (Poco Mail)

Desktop Email Clients

Reads accounts straight from the installed program.

Outlook, Thunderbird, Windows Live Mail, Postbox, MailBird, MailSpring, eM Client, IceWarp, Eudora, SeaMonkey, Opera Mail

IMAP Email Accounts

Live connection by username and password.

Gmail, Google Workspace, Microsoft 365 and Exchange with IMAP turned on, plus any other IMAP server

Email Servers

Reads server data files or configured accounts.

MDaemon, Kerio, Communigate, Zimbra

Apple Mail and Yahoo Mail work through their MBOX exports. Any IMAP mailbox connects by account login. Two related jobs are handled by other tools. To move a live account into another live account, use the Univik Email Migration Software. To save a live account as files on your own computer, use the Univik Email Backup Software. A few clients keep their mail in a format of their own and have a dedicated Univik converter: AOL Desktop Gold, The Bat!, Pegasus Mail and Lotus Notes NSF.

Desktop email clients Auto-detect
Univik Email Converter Desktop Email Clients menu listing Outlook, Thunderbird, Windows Live, Postbox, MailBird, MailSpring, eM Client, IceWarp, Eudora, SeaMonkey and Opera Mail, with the Outlook OST and PST files it found on the PC
Pick an installed client and the converter lists the account files it found on the PC, so you never have to go searching for a data file.
IMAP accounts Live login
Univik Email Converter Email Accounts menu with Open IMAP Configured Accounts, Add account and Manage accounts
Add a Gmail, Google Workspace, Microsoft 365 or any IMAP account by login and read it live.
Email servers Server data
Univik Email Converter Email Servers menu listing MDaemon, Kerio, CommuniGate and Zimbra files
Read the stored mail from MDaemon, Kerio, CommuniGate and Zimbra straight from their data files.

Why You Need  Why You Need This

Why You Need Email Converter Software

Different email clients use incompatible formats. A reliable email converter tool lets you read, move and archive mail across platforms.

Format Compatibility

Incompatible Formats

Thunderbird MBOX, Outlook PST, Apple Mail EMLX - each email client uses different formats that don't work with others. Manual conversion is complex and risky.

✓ Convert between any formats in one run

Archiving

Email Archiving

Export emails from any client into standard formats like PST, PDF and EML for long-term storage or compliance. Migrating an enterprise archive platform such as Mimecast, Enterprise Vault or MailStore? Use the Email Archive Converter.

✓ Universal archive formats supported

Switching Clients

Switching Email Clients

Moving from Thunderbird to Outlook? Gmail to Apple Mail? The converter carries all your emails, folders and attachments across intact to any email client.

✓ Clean email client switching

Data Integrity

Risk of Data Loss

Manual conversion methods often lose attachments, break folder structures or corrupt metadata. One wrong step and years of emails could be damaged.

✓ No lost attachments or formatting

Forensic Analysis

Forensic Analysis

Digital forensics and legal investigations require emails in specific formats with preserved metadata, headers and timestamps for evidence integrity.

✓ Forensic-grade conversion

Bulk Conversion

Bulk Conversion Needed

Converting thousands of emails manually is impractical. Batch processing converts entire mailboxes, multiple accounts or years of emails in minutes. Tick only the folders you need for a selective conversion, or take the whole mailbox in one run.

✓ Batch convert thousands at once

Export Formats  Export Formats

Export Emails to 13 Formats and Services

Convert email to PST, PDF, MBOX, EML, HTML, TXT, CSV, vCard or ICS. Or push it straight into Gmail, Office 365, an IMAP account or Thunderbird, which makes the same software an email migration tool when you convert Outlook email to Gmail or move a mailbox to a new host. Choose the right output for email archiving, forensic analysis, legal discovery or switching email clients.

Email files Mailbox and message formats

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EML
Single message file
📦
MBOX
Thunderbird and Apple Mail store
📊
PST
Microsoft Outlook mailbox

Document files Readable, printable and spreadsheet output

📄
PDF
Printable document
🌐
HTML
Browser-readable page
📋
TXT
Plain text copy
🧾
CSV
Spreadsheet rows
👤
VCF
vCard contacts
📅
ICS
Calendar events

Email services Upload straight into a live account

✉️
Gmail
Direct account upload
☁️
Office 365
Direct account upload
📡
IMAP
Any IMAP mailbox

Email clients Written into the installed program

🦅
Thunderbird
Straight into a profile
PDF export options Per-format
Univik Email Converter PDF export options with include properties, save attachments in folder and show file name at top of document switched on, plus include raw message, hex view and page numbers
Shown here for PDF: add the message properties to the file, keep attachments in a folder beside it and put the file name at the top of each page.

Forensic and eDiscovery  Forensic and eDiscovery

Built for Forensic and eDiscovery Univik Email Converter keeps email in its original form during conversion

Univik Email Converter keeps email in its original form during conversion. Investigators and legal teams get the details they need for review.

Original details kept

Keeps Email Details Intact

Original headers, real sent and received dates, sender and receiver names and message IDs stay the same. Nothing is changed during conversion.

Folders and attachments

Saves Folders and Attachments

Full folders export with every attachment in place. The mailbox stays in the same order you found it.

Export to PDF

Export to PDF for Review

Save email as PDF for case files and legal review. Export to EML or MBOX when you need to load mail into other forensic tools.

Extract data

Extract Evidence Data

Pull email addresses, phone numbers, attachments and contact photos straight from a mailbox for fast early research.

Large data sets

Handles Large Evidence Sets

Big data files and live accounts process one folder at a time. Large mailboxes finish without dropped items.

Runs offline

Runs on Your Own Machine

This is a Windows desktop tool. Your evidence stays on your computer and never goes to a third party.

Mailbox review Preview
Univik Email Converter three-pane view of an Outlook OST: folder tree on the left, message list in the middle and a preview on the right with Content, Properties, Message Header, Hex View and Raw Message tabs
Open any mailbox and read it before you convert. Five tabs per message: Content, Properties, Message Header, Hex View and Raw Message, so evidence is checked, not assumed.
Extract menu Evidence data
Univik Email Converter Extract menu with Email Addresses, Attachments, Phone Numbers, Associated Email and Phone Numbers, and Contact Photos
Pull email addresses, attachments, phone numbers, contact photos and linked address and number pairs out of a mailbox in one pass.

Advanced Search  Advanced Search

Advanced Email Search Find the exact emails by keyword, sender, date or attachment, then export only those

Univik Email Converter searches every mailbox item, not only mail. Filter by keyword, sender, date and time, attachment or a raw MAPI property, then convert the results alone with Save Found Messages.

1 Set the conditions▶2 Click Find▶3 Save Found Messages in any format
Search overview Keyword and date
Univik Email Converter Advanced Search with a keyword box, Search In options for All, Emails, Calendars, Contacts, Journals, Tasks and Notes, a from and to date range, regular expression and exclude matched result options, and Find and Reset buttons
Type a keyword, set a date range and tick the folders to search. Regular expressions and an exclude option handle the tricky searches.
Attachment and property search Forensic filters
Univik Email Converter attachment search with has attachment, file name and file size range, and a property search by property id, name and value with a Must Match All option
Narrow by attachment name and size, or query a raw MAPI property such as MessageClass. Must Match All requires every condition at once.

Every search ends with the same two buttons: Find to run it and Save Found Messages to export only what it found, in any format on the Export menu. That is how an investigator turns a 40,000-message mailbox into the 60 that matter.

Use Cases  Professional Use Cases

Who Needs an Email Converter

Trusted email conversion software for IT administrators, forensic investigators, legal professionals and individual users.

🏢

IT Administrators

Convert corporate email systems during platform changes. Process employee mailboxes with complete data preservation and folder structure intact.

🔍

Forensic Investigators

Extract and convert email evidence for legal proceedings. Export emails with preserved headers, timestamps and metadata for forensic analysis.

⚖️

Legal Professionals

Prepare email discovery documents for litigation. Convert client emails to searchable formats with Bates numbering support for legal compliance.

💼

Business Users

Archive important business emails when switching email clients. Keep years of business email in one searchable archive for compliance.

🏠

Personal Users

Convert personal emails before changing email providers. Create offline archives of important family emails and receipts.

📚

Researchers & Archivists

Preserve historical email for academic research. Convert legacy email formats to modern standards for long-term preservation.

Reviews  Customer Reviews

Univik Email Converter Reviews

Read verified reviews from IT professionals, forensic analysts and business users who rely on Univik Email Converter, one of the best email converter software tools for Windows.

"
★★★★★

Converted 50,000 emails from our legacy Thunderbird server in under 2 hours. Folder structure and attachments perfectly preserved. Saved us weeks of manual work.

JM

James Mitchell

IT Director, TechCorp Inc.

"
★★★★★

Essential tool for our digital forensics lab. Email headers and timestamps are preserved exactly as required for legal evidence. The metadata preservation is invaluable.

SK

Sarah Kim, CFCE

Digital Forensics Analyst

"
★★★★★

Simple interface that just works. I converted my 15 years of personal emails when switching from Thunderbird. Everything came through perfectly - even old attachments.

RP

Robert Patterson

Retired Professor

Compare  Compare Your Options

How Univik Email Converter Compares

Three ways to move email between apps, from manual export to a dedicated email migration tool. Here is what each one costs you in time, attachments and privacy.

Method Sources it handles Attachments and folders Privacy Best for
Export from each email client by hand One client at a time and only the formats that client offers Often lost. Your folders can end up as one flat list Mail stays on your PC A small mailbox from a single app
Free online converter A handful of formats, with file size limits Attachments are often dropped Your mail is uploaded to someone else's server A few throwaway messages
Univik Email Converter FREE TRIAL 50+ sources into 13 targets, in one run Kept intact, folder tree included 100% offline, nothing leaves your PC Whole mailboxes, batch jobs, forensic and legal work

Pricing  Simple Pricing

Univik Email Converter Pricing One-time payment, lifetime license, free updates

One-time payment, lifetime license. No subscription fees. Free updates included.

Free Trial

$0

Try before you buy

  • 10 emails per folder
  • All 13 export targets
  • Full preview features
  • No time limit
Download Free

Business License

$299/lifetime

For organizations

  • Everything in Personal
  • 10 PC activations
  • Commercial use allowed
  • Priority phone support
  • Volume discounts available
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30-day money-back guarantee

Every licence comes with it. Buy with confidence and ask for a full refund within 30 days if the software does not fit.

Try the free trial first: 10 emails per folder, no time limit.

Software information and requirements
Version6.3 (Latest)
LicenceLifetime, one-time payment. Personal or Business
PlatformWindows 11, 10, 8.1, 8 and 7 (32-bit and 64-bit)
Framework.NET Framework 4.8 or higher
Reads50+ email sources: data files, installed clients, IMAP accounts and mail servers
Writes13 targets: PST, MBOX, EML, PDF, HTML, TXT, CSV, vCard, ICS, Gmail, Office 365, IMAP and Thunderbird
Memory and disk4 GB RAM (8 GB for large mailboxes), 100 MB disk space

Help Desk  Help Desk

Email Converter Software FAQ

Common questions about using the Univik Email Converter software.

All major email clients are supported:

  • Mozilla Thunderbird - MBOX files, Local Folders, all profiles
  • Microsoft Outlook - PST and OST data files
  • Apple Mail - EMLX and MBOX formats
  • Gmail - via Google Takeout MBOX export
  • Yahoo Mail, Windows Mail, Zimbra and 50+ more

Any email client that uses standard MBOX, EML or similar formats is supported.

Yes, batch conversion is fully supported:

  • Add multiple email files or folders in a single session
  • Mix different source formats - MBOX, EML, PST together
  • Convert thousands of emails simultaneously
  • Each source maintains its original folder structure

This saves significant time when converting emails from multiple accounts.

No. Nothing is lost. Every email keeps its attachments and formatting when you convert:

  • All attachments stay in place, including documents, images and ZIP files
  • The HTML layout, fonts and inline images look the same as the original
  • Folder structure, sender and recipient details and original dates are kept

In short, Univik converts your email without losing attachments or formatting.

Yes, completely offline. Univik Email Converter is a desktop application:

  • No internet connection required for conversion
  • Your emails are processed locally on your computer
  • No data is ever uploaded to external servers
  • Complete privacy and security for sensitive emails

This makes it ideal for converting private, sensitive emails.

The requirements are light:

  • OS: Windows 11, 10, 8.1, 8 or 7 (32-bit and 64-bit)
  • RAM: 4GB minimum (8GB recommended for large mailboxes)
  • Disk Space: 100MB for installation
  • Framework: .NET Framework 4.8 or higher

The software handles large email archives efficiently.

Free trial converts up to 10 emails per folder:

  • All features are fully functional during trial
  • All 13 export targets available
  • Preview, filtering and batch processing included
  • No time limit on the trial period

This lets you check the software meets your needs before you buy.

Select PDF as the output format, then convert. Each email is saved as a separate PDF with the message body, headers and attachments preserved. You can batch convert a whole mailbox to PDF in one run without losing formatting, and it is the simplest way to save emails as PDF for archiving, printing or legal records.

Yes. Univik works as a universal email source converter, so you can convert mail from any client or file format, including MBOX, EML, EMLX, PST, OST and MSG. Point it at the files or folders from any email source and it converts them to your chosen format with folders and attachments intact.

Yes. Once you add a source, the folder tree lists every folder with a checkbox. Tick only the folders you want and the converter leaves the rest alone, which is called selective conversion. Pair it with the date range filter to narrow a large mailbox further.

Still have questions? Contact support or Live Chat

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